Radio and Television Transactions

In early February, the Jeff Andrulonis-led Colonial Radio Group said farewell to an AM and three associated FM translators serving the Myrtle Beach, S.C., market. On Monday, the transaction closed, putting the facilities in the hands of an individual intent on serving Spanish-speaking listeners by debuting a regional Mexican format.

A commercially licensed FM offering Indiana listeners Christian-themed programming has decided to part ways with a 27-watt translator serving the town of Portage.

Nancy Epperson-led Delmarva Educational Association exactly one decade ago agreed to donate a Claremont, Va.-based AM serving the Norfolk market to a Spanish-language broadcast ministry. Now, DEA is acquiring a Hampton Roads AM — this time a Class D daytime-only 50kw facility using 4 towers that must be silenced at night to protect WBT-AM in Charlotte.

A Webster, Mass., AM and its FM translator are being spun. Just Because. Oh, that happens to be name of the selling party in this deal just filed with the FCC for its approval.

It's licensed for 3.3kw but is presently silent.  Soon, pending FCC approval, this FM will be under the operation of a new owner.

A former sound designer, audio producer and production director for Audacy Corp.'s Los Angeles station group who has served as President of Studio 1 Production has completed his company's acquisition of a group of radio stations serving Northeastern Nevada from the city of Elko.

The FCC has given its blessing to a deal that sees Scott Centers agree to take on ownership of a low-power television station licensed to Mesquite, Nev., a municipality within the Las Vegas DMA just over the state line from St. George, Utah.

The transaction, which involves the sale of low-power TV construction permits with a 2023 construction deadline, closed late last week. Serving as the exclusive broker in the deal is Robert Heymann of the Chicago office of Media Services Group.

Living Water Radio mainly uses a Class C2 facility at 89.3 MHz to reach listeners in Western Iowa and in Nebraska City, Neb. Until recently has also benefited from an FM translator licensed to Glenwater, Iowa. That mini-FM, presently silent, has just been sold.

It's a 2.5kw daytime-only AM that uses a four-tower array to reach Floresville, Tex., and communities to the southeast of the Alamo City. Now, this San Antonio DMA station that must sign off after dark to protect Talk KOKC-AM in Oklahoma City is being spun.

The deal was struck in late April, and it's just been filed with the FCC for its blessing. If regulatory approval is given, and that's expected, two Oklahoma FM radio stations will be licensed to JL Radio LLC.

A lay apostolate with broadcast signals in North Dakota, Minnesota, South Dakota, Wisconsin and Wyoming, has agreed to part ways with a radio station serving Bismarck and its FM translator licensed to Williston, N.D.

Sebastian Inlet is known by locals as a favorite surfing point, one of the few locals in Southeast Florida that feature significant waves. It's also the home of an unbuilt low-power TV station, and it will now be the task of Windsong Communications to build it. That's because Windsong has just agreed to purchase the future LPTV property.

The Asset Purchase Agreement was finalized on April 14. Now, it's been sent to the FCC for their approval.  If they say OK, a Buckeye State AM and its FM translator companion will be leaving the estate of James Natoli and Tuscawaras Broadcasting Co.

Until now, it's been part of a group of facilities licensed to the Erick Salgado-led Cantico Nuevo Ministry. Pending regulatory approval, that's about to change, as a South Asian-targeted broadcaster has agreed to purchase an FM translator serving an increasingly popular area of Northern New Jersey its been operating.